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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Glovers Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Glovers Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Glovers Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Glovers Corner: Glovers Cor. (or less commonly used: Glovers Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Glovers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Glovers Corner may originally have been Glover's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Glovers Corner might be written as Glover Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baraga County: Houghton, Iron & Marquette.

Below are the counties that are near Glovers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glovers Corner:

  • Baraga County     (The home county of Glovers Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Skanee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pequaming
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • L'Anse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Baraga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Nestoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Pelkie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vermilac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Houghton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Jacobsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Portage Entry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Dreamland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Traverse Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
    • Chassell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Dollar Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Dodgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  • Keweenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Gay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Snowshoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
    • Traverse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Ahmeek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allouez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Mohawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.
    • Dodge City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Big Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burns Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
    • Alder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alder is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
    • Homeier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Homeier is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
    • Michigamme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Beacon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Humboldt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Diorite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Clarksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glovers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Glovers Corner.

Cemeteries Near Glovers Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glovers Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Glovers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glovers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.

  • Skanee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aura Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Champion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay Cemetery
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
  • Herman Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kargi Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Glovers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glovers Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Glovers Corner, with the one closest to Glovers Corner listed first.

  • Skanee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pequaming
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • L'Anse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Baraga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Chassell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nestoria
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • Michigamme
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake Linden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar Bay
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Houghton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beacon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glovers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glovers Corner.

Newspapers Published in Glovers Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glovers Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glovers Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glovers Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glovers Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glovers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glovers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.